Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-01-06
State News Condensed.

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Hon. Rufus w. Landon, a prominent
business man of Miles, Is dead.
r. G.. Peters of Manistee, not being con-
tent with having three salt wells and
making 5000 barrels OF salt each twenty
four hours, has made a contract with
Thomas Fercy to drill another salt well
for $4,000, and will enlarge his salt block
and make each twenty-four hours next
summer 1000 barrels. He is now the larg-
est salt producer in the world, and IL he
keeps on he will make salt enough to salt
the whole earth. Louis Sand, fearful that
his salt we'll might meet with some obsta-
Gle whereby the pumping OF brine might
Mr.. Percy to put down for him another
well.
The Christmas gift of $500 to the soldiers
home from Gov. Alger was expended for
books for the home library.
Estella Sabin, the 16year-old incendiary
arrested in Detroit for attempting to burn
the girls industrial home at Adrian was
taken before Justice Long at that place
the other morning, and waived examina-
ton and was taken at once before Judge
Howell in the circuit court, where she
pleaded guilty. Sentence was deferred.
Eugene Converse, the Ascending Battle
Creek lawyer, is reported to be in Column
bus, Ohio, arranging to remove to the
west and resume business. Battle Creek
The Coldwater Sun SAYS that Mrs.
Francis Boulanger of Branch county, gave
birth to twins two years ago; triplets last
year; and has made light the heart of her
husband this gladstone Christmastide with
full quartet.
Harlon a. Harris furniture factory in
Coldwater was burned the other night.
Loss $1,000.
Gov. Alger gave $1,000 to the fund of
Co., Il ~
Logan. M. S. Smith, a Detroit merchant,
gave a similar amount.
Joslyn, the Henderson, Shiawassee coun-
ty school teacher who shot a man named
Morrison, has been held for trial at the
February term of court on charge Of
murder.
Ovid N. Case, lawyer and representative
in the state legislature for the first district
of Wayne county, died at his home, 45O,
Sixteenth street, Detroit, Dec. 20, aged 33
years.
Nathaniel Bengal, a well-to do farmer
OF Clinton county, tried to steal so suit
of clothes. The clothes cost him just 500,
however, that being the sum agreed upon
by the officers.
Quincy Salisbury of Weston, Lenawee
county, has received carload of red
were 81, 600 in the car. He will use part of
them and sell the rest at 81 25 per NJ.
Frank Diepenhorst, turnkey at the Mis-
saukee county Jail, who wormed himself
into the confidence of Mrs. Brass and Jim
Craft obtaining confessions which resulted
in their conviction of the murder of Milo
Brass. was found dead in the basement Of
an unoccupied building the other night.
Drink did IL.
The brakemen on the Alger log railroad,
in Alpena county, recently struck for $40
per month. They were getting $26. Their
places were soon filed by a new set OF
brakemen.
North Star, Gratiot county, Is building
an elegant brick church for all the denomi.
nations represented there, each to hold
services in its turn.
Timber is being cut in Gratiot county
for bridges along the Toledo q Ann Arbor
road. il will take 100000 feet to bridge
Pine river.
Coldwater's new public library building
was dedicated on the Goth ult.
Gov. Alger has commuted the sentence
of Minnie Pine, sent from Menominee,
Oct. l last, to one year in the Detroit
house of correction for keeping house of
ill-fame, so that her sentence will expire
Feb. next. The governor has also recall
ed a warrant issued Dec. 90, on requisition
rest of David ID. Shannon, jr., of Ovid, be-
ing satisfied, after investigation, that
Shannon's actions in the matter were en-
tirely honorable, and that he is wanted in
New Jersey for purposes Of extortion.
Evart's latest enterprise is cedar rail-
road tie mill, being put in by Ross Bros,
proprietors of the paving block factory.
Large quantities Of cedar are being cut tie
length, and indications are that there is a
railroad in it.
DR.. G. j. Dove of Muskegon must stand
trial for the murder Of Mary Young by
abortion.